Man Claims Patriots' Aaron Hernandez Shot Him in the Face at Tootsie's Strip Club

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Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been questioned by police in Massachusetts about his potential ties to the murder of a 27-year-old man, but those aren't the only legal problems Hernandez faces.

According to TMZ, Alexander S. Bradley claims that Hernandez shot him in the face during a fight at Tootsie's Cabaret in Miami Gardens back in February.

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No Charges But Plenty of Unanswered Questions in 2011 Fatal WaveRunner Shooting

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Reynaldo Muñoz
Jack Davis, the 14-year-old Miami Shores resident who shot and killed a WaveRunner thief two years ago, will not face criminal charges. Prosecutors announced yesterday that they would not put the teen on trial because he "reasonably believed he and his mother were being attacked and were in imminent danger" when 20-year-old Reynaldo Muñoz stole the jet ski.

In reality however, the Davises were not in danger: Muñoz did not have a gun and could not hear their cries because he was deaf and mute.

Despite the dismissal of charges, plenty of questions remain unanswered. Why did the Davises initially lie about the shooting? Why didn't they retreat if they thought Muñoz had a gun? And why did a Miami-Dade detective wait six months to interview Jack Davis?

See also: Jet Ski Thief Killed By 14-Year-Old With Shotgun

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The Justice Department Still Hasn't Finished Probing MPD's 2010-11 Killing Spree

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Ex-chief Miguel Exposito
We get it, Department of Justice. You've been pretty busy, between going after Apple for its criminal eBooks and spending $58 million on really important junkets and all.

But it's pushing two-and-a-half years since then-Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito called his cops "predators" on camera and instituted new policies that lead to seven fatal shootings in seven months, including two that killed unarmed men. Yet when pushed by Rep. Federica Wilson this week, the best you can offer is a report is coming "sooner than later?"

See also:
- Gibson Belizaire: Victim or Criminal?
- Federal Judge Leaves Miami on the Hook for Cops Who Fired 130 Rounds and Killed Suspect

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Police Shoot Man Outside Marlins Park After Game Begins

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As if getting pounded 10-1 last night by the Milwaukee Brewers to keep the worst record in baseball wasn't bad enough for the Marlins, a Miami police officer shot and critically wounded a man just outside the ballpark shortly after the game began.

The shooting, which was related to a drug investigation, prompted fans to wander past a taped-off scene and a full police investigation after the game.

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Miami Woman Dies After Receiving Butt-Enhancing Injections

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On April 11, 28-year-old Suyima Torres went into an office in a West Miami-Dade strip mall to receive cosmetic injections in her buttocks. Ten hours later, she was dead.

Police are investigating the case as manslaughter and are still searching for the man who preformed the procedure.

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Opa-locka Cop German Bosque Arrested for Kidnapping Man Trying to File a Complain Against Him

Categories: Crime, The Badge

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He's been dubbed "Florida's dirtiest cop," and he finally found himself on the other side of the law this weekend after he was arrested for an incident two years ago during which he allegedly kidnapped a man who was trying to file a complaint against him.

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Chad Johnson Gets 30 Days in Jail After Pissing Off Judge for Slapping Lawyer's Ass

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It was a slap on the ass that ultimately cost former NFL player Chad Johnson 30 days of freedom.

Johnson was in Broward County court this morning on charges that he violated his probation. A plea deal was reached that would have kept Johnson out of jail, but when the judge asked Johnson if he was satisfied with his lawyer, Chad responded by slapping his male attorney on the ass.

The courtroom erupted in laughter according to TMZ, but Judge Kathleen McHugh wasn't smiling.

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Arrest Made in Murder of South Beach Drag Queen Wanda

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A day after the funeral of Anthony Jerome Lee, better known to South Beach's club scene as the lively drag diva Wanda, police in Tampa confirmed they have made an arrest in her startling murder.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, local police have apprehended Deandre Tolliver, 23, of Lakeland, and believe he is one of three men involved in Lee's May 28th murder.

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George Zimmerman's Trial in Trayvon Martin Killing Begins Today: Four Key Questions

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Sixteen months ago, a Miami teenager carrying a cell phone, a pack of Skittles, and a soft drink was shot to death in his father's Central Florida town by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman. The case soon erupted into a referral on race -- because the victim, Trayvon Martin, was black and the shooter, George Zimmerman is white and Hispanic -- and Florida's self-defense laws.

This morning, Zimmerman's trial on second-degree murder finally kicks off in Sanford with jury selection. We've run down some key questions in the case.

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$625,000 Gold Heist at Miami International Airport Leads to Arrests of Cargo Handler and Pawn Shop Owner

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Last month, a particularly valuable piece of cargo flew into Miami International Airport from Ecuador: $625,000 worth of gold bars. Then they went missing.

Today police arrested two men, a cargo handler and a pawn shop owner, who they believe to be behind the heist.

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